Chapter 218

BELLA

It turned out that what Da Ankora wanted to tell us was for us to go through the traditional mating ceremony. We didn't observe that. Back when I was marked, it happened in our bedroom, something he said didn't match the traditions and norms of the kingdom. He was convinced we needed to go through the normal way.

When I asked why he felt it was necessary to do that when we should be more concerned with the impending wars, he only mentioned how we needed to do that, to get the blessings of our ancestors.

I highly doubted that the same ancestors who hated hybrids more than anything would bless us. If there were anyone to bless us, it would be our parents. Our grandparents wouldn't want to have anything to do with us as they would feel we broke the laws by being together.

I told Da Ankora about it, and the only man nearly died of a heart attack. It was funny even though I didn't laugh. He looked like he was barely holding up because of my words. As much as